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Which browser do you use and why? (lemmy.selfhostcat.com)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) by ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml
 

Using firefox but concerned now

Read about some alternatives:

Edit 2/28: It seems there is no general consensus if we should switch and/or to what.

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[–] Arfman@aussie.zone 1 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

I was thinking of switching to one of the Firefox forks but have only tried Waterfox so far and not super impressed. I guess Firefox is the best out of the bad bunch until I find an alternative I like.

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 1 points 4 minutes ago

Librewolf looks exactly the same to me

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Interesting. What did you dislike about waterfox?

[–] StanislavP@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Librewolf is pretty much standard hardened Firefox. So you should feel right at home with that one